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of lectures, and the social events would
not have drained me.” He also suffered
from a certain amount of what he calls
“reputational confusion,” in which he
became known for being over-the-top
effervescent, and the reputation fed on
itself. This was the persona that others
knew, so it was the persona he felt obliged
to serve up.
Naturally, Professor Little started to
burn out, not only mentally but also
physically. Never mind. He loved his
students, he loved his field, he loved it
all. Until the day that he ended up in
the doctor’s office with a case of double
pneumonia that he’d been too busy to
notice. His wife had dragged him there
against his will, and a good thing too.
According to the doctors, if she had
waited much longer, he would have
died.
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